Project 52, 2012 Edition
1. Add items to long term food storage
2. Blog 12 times (1/12)
3. Buy and hang a new magnet board
4. Buy an external hard drive and save pictures and important documents
5. Clean out and detail my car
6. Clean out closet and donate clothes I don’t wear
7. Comment on 5 different blogs a month (3/60)
8. Complete 21 day on CLEAN
9. Complete more goals than last year
10. Consolidate my student loans
11. Donate blood
12. Earn a dual teaching credential
13. Find a new job
14. Find a new way to do my hair
15. Finish Aaron’s mission scrap book
16. Get a massage
17. Get studio teaching license
18. Go 30 consecutive days without carbonated drinks
19. Go on a bike ride with Aaron
20. Go to 2 pro sports games (1/2)
21. Go to a shooting range
22. Go to Catalina Island
23. Go to Disneyland 10 times (0/10)
24. Go to the dentist
25. Go to the Getty Museum
26. Go to the temple 10 times (0/10)
27. Have family pictures taken with Chelsea
28. Make 5 home made gifts and give them away (0/5)
29. Make 5 things found on pintrest (0/5)
30. Make going to the gym a habit again
31. Make my own decorations for 3 different holidays (0/3)
32. Memorize all 13 articles of faith (4/13)
33. Move closer to Aaron’s work
34. Organize and clean the garage storage
35. Organize my scrapbook supplies
36. Organize under both beds
37. Learn 3 new recipes (0/3)
38. Print pictures and put in a photo album
39. Put my profile on Mormon.org
40. Read 15 new books (0/15)
41. Read 2 non-fiction books (0/2)
42. Read both General Conference Ensigns
43. Read D&C cover to cover
44. Reread
Jane Eyre
45. Scan mine and Aaron’s Patriarchal Blessings
46. Score a goal in a hockey game
47. Send out Christmas cards
48. Sew something for myself
49. Take the History CSET
50. Teach Chelsea 2 new tricks (0/2)
51. Visit 3 new places with Aaron
52. Write in my journal 24 times (0/24)
As you can see I've already completed one goal (Jane Eyer is an awesome book, if you haven't ready it you should!) and I have started on a few other goals. I hope I will get more done this year than I did last year! Wish me luck.
A
Goodbye 2011!
My 2011Project 52 Wrap up.
Let’s see how I did…
1.Back up all our pictures
-I got as far as buying an external hard drive, but it wasn't compatible with a mac so I returned it.
2.Bear my testimony in sacrament meeting
-I was terrified and I cried through the whole thing, but I
did it
3.Blog 24 times this year
-only14/24
4.Build up our savings
-Feels good to have some rainy day money. I want to keep building it though.
5.Donate money to the Perpetual Education Fund
6.Double our food storage
-I didn't get anywhere close to doubling it, but I did add to
it and I learned how to use it, which is pretty important
7.Fill up my Jones bottle with change
-It’s not even a third of the way full, I don’t know why I
love collecting change, but I do.
8.Finish Aaron’s mission scrapbook
-I got a good chunk of it done, then I started teaching and
had no time to even think about it
9.Finish my Master’s degree
-It’s so nice to have that piece of paper!
10.Finish my nativity count-down
-Didn't even look at it all year
11.Finish putting together 72 hour kits
-Now I have to think about changing out some of the food
12.Get a collar made for Cali
-And for Chelsea
13.Get more stamps in my National Park Passport
-Thanks Yosemite for my stamp!
14.Go to a concert
-I’m really sad this didn’t happen, unless seeing the
JABAWKEEZ counts
15.Go to a UCLA football game
-I’m really shocked this didn’t happen. We have been going to games since we moved
back to California
16.Go to the beach 4 times
17.Go to the Temple 12 times
-Made it 8 times this year, I didn’t help that my recommend
expired and I didn’t get it renewed for 3 months
18.Keep up with going to the gym 3 times a week
-Not so much
19.Learn how to edit video
-I could have made this happen, but didn’t
20.Learn how to play the piano
-Nope
21.Learn how to read music
-Nope
22.Learn how to use photo-shop
-Nope
23.Make a box garden
-Nope, apparently a north facing balcony is not conducive to growing things
24.Make a DVD of our Europe trip
-Nope
25.Make morning prayers a habit
-It happens more, but its definitely not a habit yet
26.Master 3 new recipes (things that
Aaron will eat)
-Only 2 Mac N Cheese and Rolls
27. Memorize math facts
-I'm a terrible teacher, I still use my fingers to add and subtract... oh well28.Organize 2nd bedroom
29.Organize Aaron’s childhood photos into an album
-I put this off all year, then knocked it out in about an
hour on the 30th
30.Organize my closet
31. Organize my night stand
-It’s nice knowing where things are
32.Pay off the Malibu
-Yippee!
33.Plan a weekend getaway for Aaron and me
-It was in Paris34.Re-read Pride and Prejudice
-Oh Mister Darcy! I finished it just a few days ago
35.Reach my goal weight and stay there for at least a month
-Thanks to the Clean Diet
36.Read 15 new books
- Only 10/15
37.Read articles from the Ensign every month
-I did for the first 6 months I think, but forgot about it
38.Read every book club book
-All but 3 I think
39.Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover
-Done
40.Read the Book of Mormon for 30 consecutive days
-This was actually pretty easy
41.Receive a dual credential
I’ll do it this year
42.Run a 5 k
-I ran the whole thing!
43.Send out thank you notes
-I am terrible at these things
44.Sew something and give it away
-I made a few blankets and 2 “hooder hiders”
45.Sew something and wear it in public
-Made a skirt and wore it to Target, not sure if I’ll ever wear
it again
46.Start collecting books for my classroom library
47.Stick to my “monthly cleaning plan” for 6 months
-What cleaning plan?
48.Stop living in CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)
-Nope, I need at least a 30 min. notice before anyone is
allowed to come over
49.Submit my pictures to JonesSoda.com
-Nope
50.Visit Aaron’s grandparents once a month
-Burbank is far, but it’s worth it
51.Visit the dentist
-I tried, but he didn’t take my insurance
52.Write in my personal 52 times this year
-26/52
I
completed 23 out of 52 goals. As a
teacher I look at that and see an F. Oh
well, I was never to concerned about my grades.
I am currently working on making a list of goals for 2012. There will be a few unfinished 2011 goals making a
comeback for this year, hopefully I will make it happen this time around.
Project 52 Update
(sorry no pictures for this post)
I haven’t completely forgotten about my goals I set way back in January, but almost. Luckily some of my goals were already on tack to happen so I have a few more to cross off my list. Yay for me!!!
Completed goals:
# 9. Finish my Master Degree! It is such a wonderful feeling to be done with school. I have my diploma and it is hanging in my classroom. That’s right I also got a job as a teacher! (more on that in my next post)
#12. Get a collar made for Cali. I did this when I got a collar made for our new puppy Chelsea.
#13. Get more stamps in my National Park Passport. I made Aaron stop at the ranger station in Yosemite to get one. The rangers were so excited to stamp it for me they forgot to charge us the $20 entrance fee!
#16. Go to the beach 4 times. Two of the time I went it was too cold to swim in the ocean, but I was still there!
#30. Organize my closet. When we put our house back on the market for the 3498439 time I decided it was time to purge and clean it out. Felt good to get it done.
#33. Plan a weekend get away for Aaron and I. We went to Vegas for his birthday. I didn’t do much of the planning, but I’m still counting it as done.
#46. Start collecting books for my classroom. I have a pretty good little start, although I still need sooo many more! Donations are welcome…
Goals in progress:
#3. Blog 24 time this year. I have 13 done with this post, so I’m over half way done.
#4. Build up our savings. Its slowly getting bigger, very slowly, but at least it’s not shrinking right?
#8. Finish Aaron’s mission scrapbook. I was working on it almost daily for a week, then I got a job and it stopped. But all the pictures are organized so it should be quick once I get going again
#15. Go to a UCLA foot ball game. Season stated a few weeks ago and I’m bugging Aaron to take me to their next home game.
# 17. Go to the temple 12 times. I’m getting my recommend renewed tomorrow and plan on going soon after. I think I’ve only gone about 4 times this year.
#39. Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover. I’m now in Helaman. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
#45. Sew something and wear it in public. I have a half made skirt I just need to take the time to finish it.
I know I wont finish all my goals, but I am so okay with that. It just feels good to see my accomplishments from this year! Go me!!
Notre dernier jour à Paris
We started the day with a little shopping, which is a wonderful way to start any day!
Then we got on some bikes and rode down to the Panthéon.
After looking around and finding Voltaire's tomb we took our bikes down to the Palais Garnier - Opéra national de Paris
I would have LOVED to have seen a ballet here!
We spent way to much time there taking an extremely boring tour of the building. They didn't take us anywhere we couldn't have gone on our own we could have read all the information from a pamphlet in half the time. We weren't allowed into the actual theater because of the rehearsals going on. But it was beautiful inside so I am glad we were able to see it!
Then we headed to the Musée du Louvre. About time right? We took a Rick Steve's guided tour that took us to all the good stuff.
Like this painting of Jesus when he used "lasers" to burn holes into St. Francis of Assisi's hands, feet and side... yes that's right, awesome!
We decided to head back to the apartment to rest, shower, and change for the night.
Feeling refreshed we took the Metro down to Trocadero for dinner. Then we decided to spend the night walking around and enjoying the view of the Eiffel Tower.
My last crepe in Paris. Soooo good!!
Our flight left the next day. We had such a great time. Thank you Tata and Pierre for letting us stay in your house and taking care of us while we were there! We love you guys and hope you can visit soon!!!
Les Catacombes & The Left Bank
I’m feeling like this little series of mine is dragging so I’m consolidating days 6 and 7.
Day 6
We rode bikes again to another corner of Paris to visit the Catacombs, amazing. We tried to go there last year, but it was closed due to theft and vandalism. Luckily it was open this time around, definitely one of my favorite things we saw. Before even going in there is a warning….
so
many
bones!!
you might recognize this guy.
He had the pose down the best.
We decided to spend the day exploring the Left Bank of Paris. Our first stop was La Conciergerie. This is where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before eventually being sent to the guillotine.
MaireAntoinette's actual cell which was set up just how she would have had it (She had money to pay for a private room)
We also visited the Church they used in The Davinci Code and saw the “Rose line” according a note left in the church there is absolutely no truth to anything in the movie and the line is something totally different… yeah right!
The Rose Line
the skinniest building in Paris
Shakespeare and Company bookstore where Ernest Hemingway and others hung out in the 1920s
The oldest tree in Paris, planted in 1602
Montmartre
Another wonderful day! Aaron and I took Velib bikes up to the northern part of Paris to a district called Montmartre. We parked our bikes and hiked up the hill.
We followed Rick Steves’ walking tour and saw some amazing sights. Montmartre is known as the Artist district, famous painters like Picaso, Renoir, and Van Goh lived up here.
When you step on this you are destine to return to Paris. We made sure to walk all over it!
Another statue of St. Denis holding his head.
Aaron taking in the view of Paris.
Then we went down to the Holocaust Memorial.
Over 200,000 Parisians were shipped off to concentration camps from this point.
The back side of Notre Dame
Project 52: Update
Not my nightstand, but our matching dresser that I took a picture of
#42—Run a 5k. I did this a while ago. I finished in about 32 minutes! Maybe I’ll do another one just because.
My number tag for the 5k
Heather's "Hooter Hider"
The rag quilt before I sewed it all together
Right now I am working hard on # 9—Finish my masters degree. I will be turning in my thesis on Saturday!!! I feel like I have been trapped in my house doing research and writing. I am pretty sure the couch is forming to my body. I should be working on it right now, but for my sanity I have been taking some breaks.
Good luck with all of your goals!
Jardin de Monet a Giverny
This was one of my favorite days! We drove out to the Village of Giverny. Claude Monet moved out there, built a home and landscaped gardens so he could have something to paint. The grounds were beautiful! There was two different gardens, the water gardens, (my favorite) and then the more traditional gardens.
A view of Monet's house from his water gardens
Doesn't this look just like a painting?
Me and my Tata. I miss you already!
In a Monet painting
I would like to have this as my backyard.
I loved this flower. I need to ask my dad what it is and if it will grow here.
We were also able to go into his house. I felt right at home, all the walls were painted in bright colors. (You would have to see my parents house to understand, it must be an artist thing)
Inside the house. (Pictures were forbidden)
I could live in this house
Once we got back into the city we decided to go for a bike ride. Paris has a wonderful bike rental system. Take a bike from one station and leave it at another. The first 30 minutes is free, the next 30 minutes is only one Euro. Throughout the week we rode these bikes ALL OVER the city.
We went up the Arc De Triumph. It is amazing that this was built so long ago.
View from the top
Then went shopping (remember how I said this was one of my favorite days?) and had dinner on the Champs Elysees before calling it a day.
I wouldn’t mind reliving this day!
La Tour Eiffel
Last time we went to Paris we decided to skip going to the top of the Eiffel Tower. We were told that the lines were so long, and once we actually got to the top we were too far up to really see anything.
This time I decided I would wait in line and take in the bad view anyway. I mean, who goes to Paris and skips the Eiffel Tower?!?! (not us this time)
Aaron wrote our names on the top of the Eiffel Tower. How romantic!
When we were ready, we took the elevator down to the second level and then took the stairs the rest of the way down. The view from the second level was the best. We were above everything, and we could tell what we were looking at.
After a yummy lunch on Rue Cler we walked over to Hotel des Invalides. What used to be a VA hospital was converted into Army Musems and Napoleon’s final resting place.
Napoleon’s tombs were enormous! The French love him.
This coat still has mud on it from the trenches of World War II. Amazing!
It was interesting looking at the War through the French perspective. Even though they were our Allies, they had a completely different experience than US did, (at least according to my US History classes)
Could you imagine Hitler asking to have his picture taken in front of the Eiffel Tower?
Bienvenue au Chateau de Versailles
After a rough night of sleep ( I woke up at 11pm 2:30am and 5am) Aaron and I were up for the dat at 7 am and hungry. We decided to go for a walk and stop at a café for breakfast. Guess what, NOTHING is open in Paris at 7am!! The streets were empty. We walked around for a while before we found a crepe stand that was open. So good!
Later that day we went to one of my all time favorite places, Versailles. We went there last year and I fell in love. I could spend hours walking through the main chateau,
The Hall of Mirrors. My favorite room in the palace.
Aaron's favorite statute our of the hundreds on the grounds.
They still use the same technology they used when the place was built to run the fountains, gravity.
Do you see Marie Antoinette’s initials?
Tata, Pierre and Gwendolyn were able to spend the afternoon with us. It was so much fun visiting them!
She missed her home land so she did what anyone would do, she had a little village built in her gardens to remind her of home.
The history of the place fascinates me. This was definitely one of my favorite days on our trip. I hope I will be able to visit again!
